[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR101.54]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 101_FOOD LABELING--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart D_Specific Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims
 
Sec.  101.54  Nutrient content claims for ``good source,'' ``high,'' ``more,'' 

    Source: 58 FR 2413, Jan. 6, 1993, unless otherwise noted.


and ``high potency.''

    (a) General requirements. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of 
this section, a claim about the level of a nutrient in a food in 
relation to the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) established for that 
nutrient in Sec.  101.9(c)(8)(iv) or Daily Reference Value (DRV) 
established for that nutrient in Sec.  101.9(c)(9), (excluding total 
carbohydrates) may only be made on the label or in labeling of the food 
if:
    (1) The claim uses one of the terms defined in this section in 
accordance with the definition for that term;
    (2) The claim is made in accordance with the general requirements 
for nutrient content claims in Sec.  101.13; and
    (3) The food for which the claim is made is labeled in accordance 
with Sec.  101.9, Sec.  101.10, or Sec.  101.36, as applicable.
    (b) ``High'' claims. (1) The terms ``high,'' ``rich in,'' or 
``excellent source of'' may be used on the label and in the labeling of 
foods, except meal products as defined in Sec.  101.13(l) and main dish 
products as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), provided that the food contains 
20 percent or more of the RDI or the DRV per reference amount 
customarily consumed.
    (2) The terms defined in paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be 
used on the label and in the labeling of meal products as defined in 
Sec.  101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), 
provided that:
    (i) The product contains a food that meets the definition of 
``high'' in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and
    (ii) The label or labeling clearly identifies the food that is the 
subject of the claim (e.g., the serving of broccoli in this product is 
high in vitamin C).
    (c) ``Good Source'' claims. (1) The terms ``good source,'' 
``contains,'' or ``provides'' may be used on the label and in the 
labeling of foods, except meal products as defined in Sec.  101.13(l) 
and main dish products as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), provided that the 
food contains 10 to 19 percent of the RDI or the DRV per reference 
amount customarily consumed.
    (2) The terms defined in paragraph (c)(1) of this section may be 
used on the label and in the labeling of meal products as defined in 
Sec.  101.13(l) and main dish products as defined in 101.13(m), provided 
that:
    (i) The product contains a food that meets the definition of ``good 
source'' in paragraph (c)(1) of this section; and
    (ii) The label or labeling clearly identifies the food that is the 
subject of the claim (e.g., the serving of sweet potatoes in this 
product is a ``good source'' of fiber).
    (d) ``Fiber'' claims. (1) If a nutrient content claim is made with 
respect to the level of dietary fiber, that is, that the product is high 
in fiber, a good source of fiber, or that the food contains ``more'' 
fiber, and the food is not ``low'' in total fat as defined in Sec.  
101.62(b)(2) or, in the case of a meal product, as defined in Sec.  
101.13(l), or main dish product, as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), is not 
``low'' in total fat as defined in Sec.  101.62(b)(3), then the label 
shall disclose the level of total fat per labeled serving.
    (2) The disclosure shall appear in immediate proximity to such 
claim, be in a type size no less than one-half the size of the claim and 
precede any disclosure statement required under Sec.  101.13(h) (e.g., 
``contains [x amount] of total fat per serving. See nutrition 
information for fat content'').
    (e) ``More'' claims. (1) A relative claim using the terms ``more,'' 
``fortified,'' ``enriched,'' ``added,'' ``extra,'' and ``plus'' may be 
used on the label or in labeling of foods to describe the level of 
protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, or potassium, except as 
limited by Sec.  101.13(j)(1)(i) and except meal products as defined in 
Sec.  101.13(l) and main

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dish products as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), provided that:
    (i) The food contains at least 10 percent more of the RDI for 
vitamins or minerals or of the DRV for protein, dietary fiber, or 
potassium (expressed as a percent of the Daily Value) per reference 
amount customarily consumed than an appropriate reference food; and
    (ii) Where the claim is based on a nutrient that has been added to 
the food, that fortification is in accordance with the policy on 
fortification of foods in Sec.  104.20 of this chapter; and
    (iii) As required in Sec.  101.13(j)(2) for relative claims:
    (A) The identity of the reference food and the percentage (or 
fraction) that the nutrient is greater relative to the RDI or DRV are 
declared in immediate proximity to the most prominent such claim (e.g., 
``contains 10 percent more of the Daily Value for fiber than white 
bread''); and
    (B) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the product per labeled serving with that of the reference food that it 
replaces (e.g., ``Fiber content of white bread is 1 gram (g) per 
serving; (this product) 3.5 g per serving'') is declared adjacent to the 
most prominent claim or to the nutrition label, except that if the 
nutrition label is on the information panel, the quantitative 
information may be located elsewhere on the information panel in 
accordance with Sec.  101.2.
    (2) A relative claim using the terms ``more,'' ``fortified,'' 
``enriched,'' ``added,'' ``extra,'' and ``plus'' may be used on the 
label or in labeling to describe the level of protein, vitamins, 
minerals, dietary fiber or potassium, except as limited in Sec.  
101.13(j)(1)(i), in meal products as defined in Sec.  101.13(l) or main 
dish products as defined in Sec.  101.13(m), provided that:
    (i) The food contains at least 10 percent more of the RDI for 
vitamins or minerals or of the DRV for protein, dietary fiber, or 
potassium (expressed as a percent of the Daily Value) per 100 g of food 
than an appropriate reference food.
    (ii) Where the claim is based on a nutrient that has been added to 
the food, that fortification is in accordance with the policy on 
fortification of foods in Sec.  104.20 of this chapter; and
    (iii) As required in Sec.  101.13(j)(2) for relative claims:
    (A) The identity of the reference food and the percentage (or 
fraction) that the nutrient was increased relative to the RDI or DRV are 
declared in immediate proximity to the most prominent such claim (e.g., 
``contains 10 percent more of the Daily Value for fiber per 3 oz than 
does `X brand of product' ''), and
    (B) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the product per specified weight with that of the reference food that it 
replaces (e.g., ``The fiber content of `X brand of product' is 2 g per 3 
oz. This product contains 4.5 g per 3 oz.'') is declared adjacent to the 
most prominent claim or to the nutrition label, except that if the 
nutrition label is on the information panel, the quantitative 
information may be located elsewhere on the information panel in 
accordance with Sec.  101.2.
    (f) ``High potency'' claims. (1)(i) The term ``high potency'' may be 
used on the label or in the labeling of foods to describe individual 
vitamins or minerals that are present at 100 percent or more of the RDI 
per reference amount customarily consumed.
    (ii) When the term ``high potency'' is used to describe individual 
vitamins or minerals in a product that contains other nutrients or 
dietary ingredients, the label or labeling shall clearly identify which 
vitamin or mineral is described by the term ``high potency'' (e.g., 
``Botanical `X' with high potency vitamin E'').
    (2) The term ``high potency'' may be used on the label or in the 
labeling of a multiingredient food product to describe the product if 
the product contains 100 percent or more of the RDI for at least two-
thirds of the vitamins and minerals that are listed in Sec.  
101.9(c)(8)(iv) and that are present in the product at 2 percent or more 
of the RDI (e.g., ``High potency multivitamin, multimineral dietary 
supplement tablets'').
    (3) Where compliance with paragraphs (f)(1)(i), (f)(1)(ii), or 
(f)(2) of this section is based on a nutrient that has been added to a 
food (other than a dietary supplement), that fortification shall be in 
accordance with the policy

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on fortification of foods in Sec.  104.20 of this chapter.
    (g) Nutrient content claims using the term ``antioxidant.'' A 
nutrient content claim that characterizes the level of antioxidant 
nutrients present in a food may be used on the label or in the labeling 
of that food when:
    (1) An RDI has been established for each of the nutrients;
    (2) The nutrients that are the subject of the claim have recognized 
antioxidant activity; that is, when there exists scientific evidence 
that, following absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, the 
substance participates in physiological, biochemical, or cellular 
processes that inactivate free radicals or prevent free radical-
initiated chemical reactions;
    (3) The level of each nutrient that is the subject of the claim is 
sufficient to qualify for the Sec.  101.54 (b), (c), or (e) claim (e.g., 
to bear the claim ''high in antioxidant vitamin C,'' the product must 
contain 20 percent or more of the RDI for vitamin C). Beta-carotene may 
be a subject of the claim when the level of vitamin A present as beta-
carotene in the food that bears the claim is sufficient to qualify for 
the claim. For example, for the claim ``good source of antioxidant beta-
carotene,'' 10 percent or more of the RDI for vitamin A must be present 
as beta-carotene per reference amount customarily consumed; and
    (4) The names of the nutrients that are the subject of the claim are 
included as part of the claim (e.g., ``high in antioxidant vitamins C 
and E''). Alternatively, when used as part of a nutrient content claim, 
the term ``antioxidant'' or ``antioxidants'' (as in ``high in 
antioxidants'') may be linked by a symbol (e.g., an asterisk ) that 
refers to the same symbol that appears elsewhere on the same panel of a 
product label followed by the name or names of the nutrients with 
recognized antioxidant activity. The list of nutrients shall appear in 
letters of a type size height no smaller than the larger of one-half of 
the type size of the largest nutrient content claim or 1/16 inch.

[58 FR 2413, Jan. 6, 1993; 58 FR 17342, Apr. 2, 1993, as amended at 59 
FR 394, Jan. 4, 1994; 59 FR 15051, Mar. 31, 1994; 60 FR 17206, Apr. 5, 
1995; 61 FR 11731, Mar. 22, 1996; 62 FR 31339, June 9, 1997; 62 FR 
49867, 49880, Sept. 23, 1997; 63 FR 26980, May 15, 1998; 66 FR 17358, 
Mar. 30, 2001]